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Gender inequalities in social club participation in Europe: the role of women’s empowerment at the country level

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  • Aïda Solé-Auró

    (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

  • Bruno Arpino

    (University of Padua)

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This study examines gender inequalities in the degree of engagement in social clubs of older people and how women’s participation relates to their empowerment at the country level. Combined individual-level data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) and country-level data from the Women’s Political Empowerment Index (WPEI) are used in analyzing 41,185 non-working individuals aged 65–84 across 19 countries. Multilevel regression analyses are conducted to address these aims. We detect notable between-country variations in levels of participation. Substantial differences in the WPEI reflect marked contextual cross-country differences in gender equality. In roughly half of the 19 countries, no gender differences in social club participation are detected; however, women are more likely to participate in social clubs in the more gender-egalitarian countries of France, Denmark, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, whereas in three countries – Italy, Czech Republic and Croatia – more men than women participate in social clubs. Cross-country gender differences in social club participation point to the importance of cultural factors in influencing opportunities for active ageing.

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  • Aïda Solé-Auró & Bruno Arpino, 2024. "Gender inequalities in social club participation in Europe: the role of women’s empowerment at the country level," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 58(4), pages 3655-3672, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:qualqt:v:58:y:2024:i:4:d:10.1007_s11135-023-01821-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s11135-023-01821-6
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